I was surprised to determine that I had only featured two lighthouses in the Canadian province of Quebec thus far -- and one of them isn't working anymore and the other one is for show only (as there's a modern steel tower that really does the job in that location). If you want to see what I wrote about them, just search "Quebec lighthouse" in the little search box on my blog page -- as if anyone really cares. Well, maybe someone will.
So I've returned to Quebec to feature a third lighthouse -- and this one, thought automated, is still an actual working lighthouse. It's the Île Bicquette lighthouse, located just about where the St. Lawrence River becomes the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At least, the river is getting considerably wider at this point. The lighthouse is on the little island Île Bicquette, which is next to a bigger island, Île du Bic. The nearest city or village of note is Rimouski, about 25 km away.
The Lighthouse Friends have a great page on this one: Île Bicquette Lighthouse
From this page we get these vital statistics:
"It stands seventy-four feet tall with a focal plane of 112 feet and began operation in 1844.
The light, which remains operational, was electrified in 1970 and then automated in 1987. Mariners see either a white flash every six seconds and/or a red flash every two seconds depending on the direction of approach. There is currently a weather station at the site.Here's another page on it, with three pictures (one of which is the third one below):
Île Bicquette is now managed by Environment Canada (Îles de l’Estuaire National Wildlife Area) and is part of the Bic Conservation Park, whose purpose is protecting the flora and fauna of the St. Lawrence Estuary."
Quebec / Île Bicquette Lighthouse - also has a zoomable (in and out) map.
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